The Ghost Goes Gear
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The Ghost Goes Gear is a 1966 British
musical
comedy film
directed by Hugh Gladwish and starring the Spencer Davis Group
, Sheila White
and Nicholas Parsons
. A music group go to stay at the childhood home of their manager, a haunted manor house
in the English countryside.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Hugh Gladwish and starring the Spencer Davis Group
Spencer Davis Group
The Spencer Davis Group was a mid-1960s British beat group from Birmingham, England, formed by Spencer Davis with Steve Winwood and his brother Muff Winwood...
, Sheila White
Sheila White
Sheila White may refer to:* Sheila White * Sheila White * Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White, a 2006 case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States...
and Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons OBE is a British actor and radio and television presenter.-Early life:...
. A music group go to stay at the childhood home of their manager, a haunted manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
in the English countryside.
Cast
- Spencer Davis GroupSpencer Davis GroupThe Spencer Davis Group was a mid-1960s British beat group from Birmingham, England, formed by Spencer Davis with Steve Winwood and his brother Muff Winwood...
as Themselves - St. Louis UnionSt. Louis UnionSt. Louis Union were a 1960s, short-lived, freakbeat rock band from Manchester, England, who formed part of the mod rock scene. They were formed by singer Tony Cassidy, guitarist Keith Millar, tenor saxophone/flute player Alex Kirby , keyboardist David Tomlinson, bassist John Nichols and drummer...
as Themselves - The Three BellsThe Three Bells"The Three Bells", also known as "Jimmy Brown" or "Little Jimmy Brown", is a song made popular by The Browns in 1959. The single reached number one on the U.S. country and pop charts,. outperforming a competing version by Dick Flood. The version by The Browns also hit number ten on the Hot R&B...
as Themselves - Nicholas ParsonsNicholas ParsonsNicholas Parsons OBE is a British actor and radio and television presenter.-Early life:...
as Algernon Rowthorpe Plumley - Sheila WhiteSheila WhiteSheila White may refer to:* Sheila White * Sheila White * Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White, a 2006 case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States...
as Polly - Lorne Gibson as Ghost / Himself
- Arthur HowardArthur HowardFor other people with this name, see Arthur Howard Arthur Howard was an English film and television actor.-Life and career:...
as Vicar - Joan IngramJoan IngramJoan Ingram is a Scottish broadcaster, journalist and media company director.Ingram studied at the University of Dundee and Aberdeen University where she obtained a MA honours degree in politics & jurisprudence in 1981 and an MBA in 1996, respectively....
as Lady Rowthorpe - Tony Sympson as Lord Plumley
- Jack HaigJack HaigJack Haig was a British actor who specialised in supporting roles, mainly in TV comedy.Haig was the son of music hall actors Bertha Baker and Charles Coppin, whose act went under the name "Haig and Esco". He was seen in a long list of British TV favourites: Hugh and I, Dad's Army, Are You Being...
as Old Edwards - Robert Langley as Little Boy
- Emmett Hennessy as Butch
- Helen Ford as Old Lady
- Kathleen Heath as Old Lady
- Marian Wilson as Old Lady
- Elizabeth Gott as Old Lady
- Virginia Clay as Woman in Women's Institute
- Ann Wrigg as Woman in Women's Institute
- Bernard StoneBernard StoneBernard "Berny" L. Stone was alderman of the 50th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The 50th ward encompasses part of Chicago's far North Side and includes the West Ridge, West Rogers Park and Peterson Park neighborhoods....
as Cockney Dad - Janet DaviesJanet DaviesJanet Kathleen Davies was an English actress.Davies's father, a solicitor, died in his early thirties, and as a result she was sent to boarding school. She started training as a solicitor but left and qualified as a shorthand typist instead...
as Cockney Wife - Huw ThomasHuw ThomasHywel Gruffydd "Huw" Thomas was a Welsh broadcaster, barrister and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:Huw Thomas was born in Pen-bre, near Llanelli, and was a fluent Welsh speaker...
as News presenter